Tyndall effect

light scattering by particles in a colloid
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Tyndall effect

Summary

Tyndall effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Tyndall effect is credited with the discovery of John Tyndall[2].
  • Tyndall effect's image is recorded as WaterAndFlourSuspensionLiquid.jpg[3].
  • John Tyndall is named after Tyndall effect[4].
  • Tyndall effect's GND ID is recorded as 4186510-8[5].
  • Tyndall effect's subclass of is recorded as optical phenomenon[6].
  • Tyndall effect's subclass of is recorded as light scattering[7].
  • Tyndall effect's Commons category is recorded as Tyndall effect[8].
  • Tyndall effect's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1860-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Tyndall effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04363_[10].
  • Tyndall effect's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0068099[11].
  • Tyndall effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Tyndall-effect[12].
  • Tyndall effect's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4192347[13].
  • Tyndall effect's Quora topic ID is recorded as Tyndall-Effect[14].
  • Tyndall effect's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as tyndalleffekt[15].
  • Tyndall effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "TyndallEffect"][16].
  • Tyndall effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 90775829[17].
  • Tyndall effect's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3990515[18].
  • Tyndall effect's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as チンダル現象[19].
  • Tyndall effect's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as efecte-tyndall[20].

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Works and Contributions

Tyndall effect is credited with the discovery of John Tyndall[2].

Why It Matters

Tyndall effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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